as academics, we like to think we do the education thing, not the training thing. But for those of you who do learn new stuff, maybe every day, what do you find most useful to support that presumably self-motivated learning? For my own part, I tend to search for tutorials, and maybe even use How Do I?. That is, I look for training materials. A need or a question frames the search, and then being able to do something, make something, get my head round something enough to be able to make use of it, or teach it on, frames the admittedly utilitarian goal. Maybe that ability to look for those materials is a graduate level information skill, so it’s something we teach, right…? (Err… but that would be training…?!)

So here’s where I’m at – OERs are probably [possibly?] not that useful. But open training materials potentially are. (Or maybe not..?;-) Here are some more: UNESCO Training Platform

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My name is Piers Young. I moved from IT and social software research into teaching. This is my scrapbook, commonplace etc. where I jot down my thoughts on thinking, and try to capture some of what interests, amuses or intrigues me. These are my views, temporarily, and quite possibly only my views. They are certainly not necessarily the views of my employers, past or present. Comments are always welcome and feel free to contact me here